Tsai CITY

Welcome to the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale! Whether you’re coming up with innovative climate change ideas, filming an impactful documentary, or coding a groundbreaking app, we’re here to help you make it happen. Check out this video to see the magic unfold as students take on real-world challenges, and learn how we can support you on your journey! Stay inspired; let’s turn your brilliant idea into reality. 📹 You can watch the full “Welcome to Tsai CITY!” trailer at the #Linkinbio #YaleInnovation #WelcomeToTsaiCITY #InnovateWithUs

We’re rethinking how you move through Tsai CITY—and we want your take. 👀 What actually makes sense? What feels confusing? What’s missing? Our Reimagining Pathways Survey is your chance to help shape how students explore ideas, build, and grow impact here. It’s quick, and your input directly influences what comes next. 💬 Take the survey (students only) → link in bio 🎁 You’ll be entered to win Tsai CITY swag Build with us.

For these innovators, the work doesn’t stop when the semester ends. This summer, 16 student-led teams are going all in—building with focus, backed by $20,000 in funding, mentorship, and real support. From health and AI to education, security, consumer products, music, and more, this year’s cohort reflects the range of ideas taking shape across Yale. Meet the 2026 Summer Fellowship teams at the #linkinbio

Just one week ago, we hosted a record-breaking Startup Yale 2026! Thank you to every person who showed up with big ideas, intentionality, and a deep commitment to building meaningful impact. 🎉 Huge congratulations to our Startup Yale winners! 🎉 🏅 Creative Entrepreneurship Prize Audience Choice Winner @studiobdu — founded by Brenton Duhan 🏆 Future of Health Innovation Prize Winner The MicroClinic Project — founded by Rishit Shaquib 🏅 Future of Health Innovation Prize Audience Choice Winner @foreva.health — founded by Jaya Dadwal and Emily Deschenes 🏆 Manolo Sanchez Prize Winner @safaristrives — founded by Elie Imani 🏅 Manolo Sanchez Prize Audience Choice Winner Havn — founded by Bhavya Chauhan 🏆 Miller Prize Winner Gideon — founded by Jeremy Rodrigues and Eniola A. 🏅 Miller Prize Audience Choice Winner PARTEE — founded by Sophia Yang and Richard Habeeb 🏆 New Haven Civic Innovation Prize Winner — 1st Place Revenue Cycle — founded by Ahtasham Firdausi 🏆 New Haven Civic Innovation Prize Winner — 2nd Place PEARL Connecticut — founded by Andja Demiraj, Yumi Yang, and Amy Guan 🏆 New Haven Civic Innovation Prize Winner — 3rd Place QuarterMill — founded by Keith G. Pemberton II 🏅 New Haven Civic Innovation Prize Audience Choice Winner PathConnect — founded by Babs (Babalola) Williams 🏆 Planetary Solutions Prize Winner — 1st Place Oilzyme — founded by Jenelle Lee 🏆 Planetary Solutions Prize Winner — 2nd Place Apical — founded by Shivansh Chaturvedi 🏅 Planetary Solutions Prize Audience Choice Winner Oilzyme — founded by Jenelle Lee 🏆 Rothberg Catalyzer Prize Winner Spark — founded by Ahaan Bhansali and James Steele 🏅 Rothberg Catalyzer Prize Audience Choice Winner @allstrumguitar — founded by Eytan Israel and Matthew Mendelsohn 🏆 Yale Innovators Prize Winner @assistive_math — founded by Ron George Pile 🏅 Yale Innovators Prize Audience Choice Winner @pyari.education — founded by Nikita Paudel and Priyanshu Pokhrel The pitches were amazing, the workshops were impactful, and the community came together meaningfully, in what was truly an unforgettable d

I’m still trying to process ALL the things I want to say about my 2026 StartupYale experience. Until I find the words, I’ll just say thank you to @yaleuniversity and especially @tsaicity for inviting me back for my second year of being speaker at this incredible event.

2 days until Startup Yale 2026! The countdown feels different when the day is this close. Soon, Hotel Marcel will be full of movement, ideas, conversations, and the right people finding each other. Before you step into it: Know your shuttle pickup Plan your check-in Give yourself a moment to get grounded The more prepared you are, the more of the day you get to keep. Lock in the details → #linkinbio

6 days until Startup Yale 2026! Get ready to connect. The Sunken Lounge stays active all day for real conversations that don't feel rushed. To make it count: ✨ Come ready (business cards—physical or digital) ✨ Bring great questions (someone here will have answers—or know who does) ✨ Listen actively (that’s usually the unlock) ✨ Talk about following up (have your digital profile ready) The right conversation can change what happens next. 🔗 #linkinbio

8 days until Startup Yale 2026! Look closely, and you’ll notice: some of the best moments during Startup Yale happen "in-between." Side conversations. Quick intros. The few minutes before the room fills up. That's where things start to click. How will you make the most of Startup Yale this year? 🔗 #linkinbio

These four workshops are designed to help you get clear on what you’re building, how to talk about it, and what comes next. 10:00 AM — Building Things That Matter with @kampadu Turn ideas into products people actually want—by working from real needs, not assumptions. 11:30 AM — From Stumbling to Storytelling with @erinollila Find the version of your story people understand immediately—and remember after. 2:30 PM — Hiring with Intention with Nkem Oghedo Build a team that doesn’t just execute—but compounds your thinking. 4:00 PM — Founder Judgment Is the Moat with ainafadina See how capital strategy shapes every major decision—and why it’s a long game. Different sessions with the same outcome: greater clarity. Startup Yale 2026 April 10 Hotel Marcel Green Room Register at the #linkinbio

10 days out and @Yale is well represented. Across the university, these are the ventures stepping forward to represent their respective schools at Startup Yale 2026: Yale College @accessibleukulele (Rothberg Catalyzer Prize) @assistive_math (Yale Innovators Prize) QuarterMill (New Haven Civic Innovation Prize) Spark (Rothberg Catalyzer Prize) @summerstore.us (Yale Innovators Prize) The MicroClinic Project (Future of Health Innovation Prize) @vaultkinetics (Rothberg Catalyzer Prize) Verlet Robotics (Rothberg Catalyzer Prize) Yale School of Management (@yalesom ) Apical (Planetary Solutions Prize) C:HET (Manolo Sanchez Prize) Havn (Manolo Sanchez Prize) @karinaj_denim (Creative Entrepreneurship Prize) Kijani Carbon (Miller Prize) PathConnect (New Haven Civic Innovation Prize) @pulseypnh (Future of Health Innovation Prize) Rise Media (Creative Entrepreneurship Prize) Yale School of Public Health (@yalesph ) @cosnetix (Miller Prize) @foreva.health (Future of Health Innovation Prize) PEARL CT (New Haven Civic Innovation Prize) Revenue Cycle (New Haven Civic Innovation Prize) Yale School of the Environment (@environmentyale ) BareFoote Metals (Planetary Solutions Prize) Oilzyme (Planetary Solutions Prize) SkySoil (Manolo Sanchez Prize) Yale School of Medicine (@yaleschoolofmed ) @akomapahealth (Future of Health Innovation Prize) @rosetint.ct (Creative Entrepreneurship Prize) Yale Law School (@yalelawschool ) Gideon (Miller Prize) Olmsted (Planetary Solutions Prize) Yale School of Architecture (@yalearchitecture ) @studiobdu (Creative Entrepreneurship Prize) Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science (@yaleengineering ) PARTEE (Miller Prize) Parallax (Yale Innovators Prize) Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (@yalegsas ) Parallax (Yale Innovators Prize) @safaristrives (Manolo Sanchez Prize) Join us to support your peers from across the university. Startup Yale 2026 April 10 | Hotel Marcel Are you registered? #linkinbio #StartupYale #StartupYale2026 #Yale #YaleInnovation #TsaiCITY

Some moments stick! We’re two weeks away from Startup Yale 2026, so we’re looking back at last year, when names were called and everything shifted–just a little. 😉 Startup Yale 2025 winners: We’re curious, what did that moment actually feel like for you? Comment below and let us know 👇 🔗 Register for SY26 ➡️ #linkinbio @blackobsidianhealing , @enrichhealthllc , EnglishSeeKho, @fulcrumcare , @getcalmware , @makerstate , MudderAI, NeuroPuffs, @numanac.ai , Patience: an opera, @sourcerer.live , @transcribeglass , @tryaircaps , @unboxedmusicians , @vaultkinetics , @verustruct , @wealthbeacongroup , @wealthmeup.ai , @whiskeybrav

For a lot of founders, the shift starts by getting in the room. In four weeks, Startup Yale will bring founders into the room with investors, operators, and leaders who are actively shaping what's next. Across this year's judges: ⚡ $1B+ raised in clean energy equity ⚡ $2.5M deployed annually to scale Yale-affiliated startups ⚡ $250M+ generated through science and technology ventures If you’re building something, this is the room you want to be in. Register at the #Linkinbio